The World Food Programme sustains the Great Green Wall of Africa project, whose aim is to create a barrier of trees, from Dakar to Djibouti, to stop the expansion of the Sahara and to create abundance and make people live here.🌳🌳🌳🌳 *1st step: Build water harvesting structures that maintain the water on site : half…
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Romuald Gbegan, a farmer in Akassato, Benin, is committed to feeding the population with healthy, high-quality nutritious food. To achieve this, he cultivates his plants according to agroecological principles and implements trials of environmentally friendly methods to preserve and/or improve agricultural productivity. He encourages young people to come train and work with him.👍 In this…
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Cultivating these manioc (cassava) and peanut simultaneously aims to ensure better growth and development conditions for both of them. The association of long-cycle crops with short-cycle crops can help increase income from the same plot of land. 👍 Learn more about the setup steps, protection, and results in this technical sheet ⬇️https://3perf.fr/r/3Ec
In this technical sheet, we will go through the different steps to produce healthy cassava cuttings. This will involve criteria for selecting cultivated varieties and land, identifying periods for establishing the wood park, determining operations to be carried out, cultural practices, and protective measures to be implemented.📋 Learn more here👇https://3perf.fr/r/3C6
Discover the natural functioning of our ecosystems and the techniques to explore, that can help build sustainable and fertile agricultural systems. Find it all in the following link to a course provided by Ver de Terre Production :👉https://vdt-en.thinkific.com/courses/introduction-to-agroecology #urbaneproject #agroécologie #agroecology
Neem-based preparations can effectively and affordably replace synthetic insecticides to combat insects and the diseases they may transmit. 🍵Neem leaves and seeds contain compounds like azadirachtin, which are active against the majority of insect orders, either by repelling them, preventing them from feeding, or reproducing. These biopesticides are safe for other animals and humans. 👍…
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This is the challenge that Mahomed Demba Kamara took on when he established his farm in Samba Dia (Senegal). His primary goal is to produce and preserve local breeds of chickens without using antibiotics or chemicals. To achieve this goal, he uses preparations and macerations based on plants grown on the farm or available locally,…
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It is a production system that integrates trees into crops, livestock, or both. Trees will bring numerous benefits to producers in terms of food security and the supply of fuel, building materials, and fodder. 💰 On an environmental level, the biomass trees produce will enrich the soil, and the canopy and roots will limit erosive…
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The practice of semi-confinement helps prevent wandering, ensures complete nutrition, and ensures the good health of the animals. For optimal practice, adhering to a certain organization is very important. 📋 Find in this article advice on setting up a chicken coop, on making feed and its distribution, and on animal hygiene and health.👇https://3perf.fr/r/34u
With immense gratitude, we conclude the M18 URBANE Project Meeting at the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (CBCR), University of Ghana campus, Legon. From 6th to 8th February 2024, our dedicated partners delved into innovative solutions, guided by the ONE HEALTH APPROACH, to support the agroecological transformation of peri-urban farming. 🏙️🌿 A heartfelt thank you…
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